2 Butts Cottages, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BW
About 2 Butts Cottages
2 Butts Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 325.9% above the 1998 sale of £92,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 43% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Butts Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Butts Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 1998Most recent
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9BW: £250,000 (2019–2012).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other London Road homes
On price per m², 2 Butts Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,341
Street avg £4,491
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Butts Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Albourne Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB